tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709534.post2165569669653967968..comments2015-07-28T11:17:32.690-05:00Comments on Geographic Travels: The Aral Sea Survives in the North While Dying in the SouthCatholicgauzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622737803852974030noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709534.post-90867915912530397252008-10-28T15:40:00.000-05:002008-10-28T15:40:00.000-05:00Mapman, Thanks for the comment. I never accussed...Mapman,<BR/> Thanks for the comment. I never accussed NG or Times as being lazy. I am stating that many cartographers are. Most do not work on atlases but are professionals or students. There are many who rely on old map data with errors as big as no East Timor or other new countries to the smaller levels like no updated road data showing development. That is patently true (take it from me: a professional geographer who has taught at the college-level).Catholicgauzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14622737803852974030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709534.post-34803107606098660422008-10-28T10:22:00.000-05:002008-10-28T10:22:00.000-05:00The statement that cartographers are lazy because...The statement that cartographers are lazy because of over reliance of pre-made data is patently false. The two most authoritative atlases, the National Geographic Atlas of the World and the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World have in at least their respective last two editions depicted the Aral Seas as fragmented. These updates were draw from satellite imagery. Let's give credit where credit is due.mapmannoreply@blogger.com